School roundup: D-Y track dominates ACL meet

BOSTON — Kayla Ralston won three events to lead Dennis-Yarmouth girls indoor track to wins over Plymouth North and Falmouth in Atlantic Coast League action at the Reggie Lewis Center on Monday.

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BOSTON — Kayla Ralston won three events to lead Dennis-Yarmouth girls indoor track to wins over Plymouth North and Falmouth in Atlantic Coast League action at the Reggie Lewis Center on Monday.

Ralston won the 55 meter dash, in 7.84, the long jump, with a 15-7½ and the high jump with a 4-11 as D-Y (4-0, 2-0 ACL) beat Plymouth North 55-45 and Norwell 52-48.

Tori O'Dea (7.84) finished atop the field in the 55 meter hurdles while placing third in the 55 dash in 8.06.

The D-Y 4x200 team of Ralston, Madison Pawlina, Rachel Bunce and Paris Jamiel beat both opponents, winning in 1:53.99. Pawlina earned a win in the 300 meter (42.6) and Alexis Whatley won the shot put (33-10¼). Sydney McCann (12:44.4) beat Norwell in the two-mile.

The D-Y boys kept their record unblemished at 3-0 with a win in their tri-meet against the Eagles and Clippers at the Reggie Lewis Center.

The Dolphins beat Plymouth North, 73-27, and topped Norwell, 78-21.

Dennis-Yarmouth had a number of competitors who recorded multiple wins led by junior Hiroto Watanabe, who won both the mile (5:01) and the 1000 meter (2:49).

Jake Pawlina had a productive day winning the 300 in 37.26, the 55-meter in 7.05. Pawlina also won the long jump (17-9) and beat the Norwell competitor in the high jump, but fell to the Plymouth North jumper.

Keith Barnatchez was leader of the D-Y sweep in the two-mile, winning in a time of 11:03. He beat Plymouth North's Mike Bambrick in the 600, but finished behind Norwell's Jeremiah Wilson.

The Dolphins swept the shot put led by Mike Alker with a heave of 40-6. Other winners included the 4x200 relay team of Liam Matheson, Ben Chapasko, Cory Desimone and Drew Tardiff (1:40). The 4x400 team of Trevor Work, Ryan Powell, Arun Rambhadjan, and Max Parent (3:59).

In addition, there were several other local top-finishers.

Falmouth's Lauren O'Neil was the top overall finisher in the mile at 5:40.57. She also finished second overall in the 1000 meter at 3:20.38.

The Clippers Wassim Hayek-Hounnod won the boys 55 meter in 7.00 seconds.

Sandwich's Jake Barry took second overall in the 1000 meter at 2:48.62. The Knights Tory Sivco won the two-mile in a time of 12:11.91.

Nauset's Andrew Burke was the top overall finisher in the 600 meter with a time of 1:25.02.